dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
while; during; while; although; all; both
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
lifting a child high up in the air
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to pass (of time); to elapse
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; various; large number of
gem; jewel; precious stone
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
comfort; consolation; diversion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)